Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapter 9 in the assigned text.

Week 3 D 1

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Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapter 9 in the assigned text. Determine and discuss the circumstances, both historical and contemporary, that have contributed to the problem of one of the following populations:

• homeless children,
• homeless runaway youth,
• homeless veterans, or
• homeless single parent families.

Identify one example of a potential risk that could be faced by your chosen population. Explain how a human services professional can most effectively tend to the needs of your chosen population. Identify and provide at least one current societal or governmental initiative that has been implemented nationally or in your area to help your chosen population. Your initial post should be at least 350 words in length.

Guided Response: Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings. Support your initial and subsequent posts by citing at least two scholarly and peer-reviewed sources in addition to the course text. The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional

Week 3 D2

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapter 8 in the assigned text and refer to Mental Disorders (Links to an external site.).

Select any specific mental illness from Chapter 8 of your text.

• Summarize the mental illness into a paragraph.
• Research the possible causes of the illness, who is at risk, the symptoms, and some of the available treatments and therapies. Explain to the class in two to three paragraphs.
• Continue to teach the class by training them how they could each, as human services professionals, work with an individual